____/ William Poaster on Tuesday 29 April 2008 12:08 : \____
> Quoting Linonut who, on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:49:08 -0400, posted:
>
>> * Tim Smith peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>
>>> In article <jnahe5-3n5.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Microsoft is working hard to get XP on the Eee sometime late this year.
>>>> We'll see how it pans out.
>>>
>>> Uhm...considering that you can walk into Best Buy right now and buy an
>>> EEE with XP on it, you might want to consider getting better news
>>> sources. :-)
>>
>>
http://gizmodo.com/373820/windows-xp-eee-pc-available-at-best-buy-in-april-pricing-stays-sweet
>>
>> The system that will run the Windows XP OS shall be the standard Eee PC
>> 4G, which LaptopMag have been putting through its paces for over a
>> month. The machine makes a solid impression overall, however, the disk
>> space is a bit limited to run Windows XP and additional applications on
>> top. Asus are considering dropping in a 4GB SD card to aid in the disk
>> space shortage, but nothing has been confirmed to that end.
>>
>>
http://www.amazon.com/s?keywords=Asus+Laptop&rs=541966&page=1&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A541966%2Ck%3AAsus+Laptop&sort=pmrank
>>
>> I'd rather save the $50.
>
> Well here's a "better news source" :-)
> In a current poll conducted in their forums, of the 1,132 Asus Eee sold
> thus far, only 31% are using a windows version. The *vast* majority (i.e.
> 68%) have stayed with a Linux distro of one sort or another, & do not
> intend to change platform. Oh, the other 1%? Running OS-X I believe.
> Asus are so pleased at the reaction, they intend to market a larger model
> the '900' which has a larger screen. It will again be running a Linux
> distro of one sort or another.
>
> Furthermore, there is the ElonexOne also running Linux. Acer, MSI &
> Norhtec have been watching these products with interest, are all
> producing similar prototypes, ALL of which will be running Linux.
There's no proper way to count usage of Linux. Personally, I have never in my
entire life downloaded or burned a Linux CD. Never. I always borrow a CD from
a friend or a colleague that has the latest version. It's just so much
quicker. It complicates all those suppositions that are made and defended by
the Big Lie (still, about 40% of my site visitors this month use Linux...
among about 100,000).
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~~ Best of wishes
Maths applied to numbers is like logic applied to statistics. Statistics are
lies.
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